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this was taken from a 4x5 negative taken from the flats by Birkenhead Boys club
brilliant looking at negative

where Argos and bus station is now

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That's a good positive picture of a negative!


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this was only the top inch of 4x5 neg I can do

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i've seen a good pic of this place, go to my flickr and go to my favourites and its 1 of the photos with bus on

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When was this pub knocked down?

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I used to play darts in there laugh Was a cracking pub, did the most divine toasties wink


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Think the last night it was open i had a few beers in there with a few mates


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Thanks everyone, took me back looking at this!!


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would have been pulled down when they built the new bus station etc was that around mid 90's? 1994/5?

I remember as child going into Argos a few days before it closed to move, I'm not sure if they built 1 side first and then pulled down the other after Argos moved over the road?


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